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Showing 49114920 of 8536 articles for Art. CE 27-11-2019 n° 418379

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article L236-29

…the bondholders and non-bondholder creditors of the company contributing part of its assets, in place of the latter, without such substitution entailing novation with regard to them. The maximum amou…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-8

The rights of information, access, rectification and limitation may be exercised with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Directorate of French Nationals Abroad and Consular Administration), the Ministry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-20-2

…e of these methods, of the date scheduled for the meeting. The company is required to send this notice by simple or registered letter, if the shareholder has sent the company the amount of the cost of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-34-4

…ed by the Board of Directors, but may not be less than forty hours per year, during the term of office. This time is taken from actual working time and remunerated as such at the normal due date.A com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-29

…to the applicant's lawyer or, if the applicant is not assisted by a lawyer, to the applicant. On receipt of this report, the judge may proceed, where appropriate in accordance with the procedures lai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-4

It is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth class offences for a person responsible for the surveys mentioned in articles R. 1334-20 to R. 1334-22, for the periodic assessment of the state of pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R1612-8

…by the representative of the State, the period within which it may formulate proposals runs from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-26

…donia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer:1° Receives from the Banque de France the information it gathers under the provisions of Articles R. 131-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article R3334-4

…o support departmental investment provided for in 1° of I of Article L. 3334-10, replacing, where necessary, the reference to communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the enlarged committee

Article R4523-15

…extended committee and the attached documents are sent by the chairman of the committee, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 2315-30 and the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2315-27,…

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